The Use of t-Test for a Single Study at Statistical Inference

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of the applicability of the t-test to verify the hypothesis that the value of the average statistical features (quantitative) of the general population is equal to a certain hypothetical value. For this purpose, there was used the t-test for a single sample available in STATISTICA. In the test for the value of the average there are used two test statistics, the choice of which depends on the size (number of) a random sample that we have. There are shown in the paper exemplary calculations using the significance test in t-test module for a single sample. Choosing of the right test is a basic requirement of proper conduct of statistical hypothesis verification process.